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Connecting pre-existing digitalization and technology adoption speed with AI-driven business model transformation via employee competencies. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Magni D, Qalati SA, Badwy HE.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Herfindahl neutral point: A firm‐level threshold for managing market concentration with evidence from US hog packing

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
wiley   +1 more source

MedTech Innovation: Creating a Startup Company in Orthopaedics. [PDF]

J Am Acad Orthop Surg
Kalainov DM, McNerney P, Gunn JW.
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling up resource recovery from wastewater: A socio-technical perspective. [PDF]

Environ Sci Ecotechnol
Truffer B, Binz C, Morgenroth E.
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How starch structure and physicochemical properties dictate the porridge quality of diverse <i>japonica</i> rice varieties. [PDF]

Food Chem X
Li S, Luo Q, Mi Y, Lv Z, Liang F, Zhang W, Zhang M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Calibrated, cost-sensitive, explainable ensemble learning for customer churn prediction in retail banking: a leakage-safe pipeline and single-dataset case study. [PDF]

Front Artif Intell
Karim F, Alam MI, Lalafaryan A, Mkrtchyan A, Hovakimyan A, Mustafizur M, Alam GT, Manik MMTG.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source